[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: how to hide dynamics? Only solution is to have a dedicated midi musi
From: |
David Bellows |
Subject: |
Re: how to hide dynamics? Only solution is to have a dedicated midi music variable? |
Date: |
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 22:38:25 -0700 |
If you care a lot about how it sounds then you'll want to import the
MIDI into a DAW and make your adjustments there.
If you are content with just the MIDI sounds then what I have done in
the past is to make a copy of the LilyPond file and make all the
adjustments I want to the dynamics on that version and generate a MIDI
file from it. This way you can also change tempo slightly frequently,
add ornaments, etc. The pdf you print from that will now be a visual
representation of the DAW-like changes you've made and you can
continue to work from that to get the kind of performance you want.
On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 9:20 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> HI;
>
> Frequently I have engraved music that doesn't sound good when the
> corresponding midi is played, usually with regards to two (or more)
> instruments that are overwhelmed by one of them.
>
> In this case, I have a piece which has a Contrabass with Piano
> accompaniment, with two different kinds of unwanted domination. In
> the first case I have to specify the dynamics for the right hand and
> the left hand separately (a human pianist would not need this).
> Secondly, the left hand encounters polyphony about fifteen bars into
> the piece. Then, these notes are played at mezzo forte or forte when
> I want them to be the same dynamic as previously (ppp). I can't have
> the Contrabass and the Piano playing at piano dynamics because the
> Contrabass is completely dominated by the Piano.
>
> I guess I could solve this problem by having four variables for the
> left hand (lh_one, lh_two, lh_one_midi and lh_two_midi), but that
> seems quite a bit of work.
>
> Am I the only one that would like to have the midi output sound at
> least somewhat pleasant? Or am I the only one who has this problem
> with the midi dynamics being wonky?
>
> See attached files for details.
>
> Mac Mini
> Lilypond 2.22.2 (from home brew)
> Fluidsynth (from home brew)
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wolcott